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title: "Steely-vented Hummingbird"
description: "Saucerottia saucerottei — Birds. The steely-vented hummingbird (Saucerottia saucerottei) is a species of hummingbird in the \"emeralds\", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/steely-vented-hummingbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Steely-vented Hummingbird

> Saucerottia saucerottei — Birds. The steely-vented hummingbird (Saucerottia saucerottei) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae.

- Scientific name: *Saucerottia saucerottei*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1896
- Wikidata: [Q117253606](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117253606)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1289654](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1289654)

## Names

- en: Steely-vented Hummingbird
- de: Stahlgrüne Amazilie
- es: Amazilia coliazul
- fr: Ariane de Sophie

## Countries with the most observations

CO (1106), VE (8)

## Summary

The steely-vented hummingbird (Saucerottia saucerottei) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steely-vented_hummingbird

## Photo

![Steely-vented Hummingbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/steely-vented-hummingbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Michael W Belitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/123608936

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/steely-vented-hummingbird?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).